YOU BANK, YOU FACE, YOU READY

On the thirtieth of November Two thousand and twenty six Private companies become accredited Digital identity providers Your bank is already one of them Your face already knows the way The infrastructure is not coming It is here Australian Payments Plus Runs eftpos, BPAY, PayID, NPP The rails your debit card runs on They built a Second Door They called it ConnectID First non-government exchange Accredited under the DigitalID Act Live with CommBank, NAB, ANZ Plus, Westpac Tens of millions of customers Already in the system November twenty twenty five Snapchat selected ConnectID Before the social media ban came into force Your bank was already the bouncer At the door of your social life Late twenty twenty four Telstra deployed it for SIM activation Before it was legally approved Eighteen thousand three hundred and eighty eight prepaid SIMs They received a formal warning The rules were changed to suit them Would you like the Black Box Or the Black Box with Black Dots You Bank You Face You're lucky there's a shred of choice April twentieth twenty twenty six Persona — largest identity verification platform in the world Integrated with ConnectID Specifically to help platforms Comply with Australian law This is not a pilot This is not a trial This is production November thirtieth twenty twenty six Banks become accredited providers Telcos become accredited providers Social media platforms become accredited providers The government's own provider is myID Full identity — name, address, date of birth Every document you have ever held ConnectID does something different You click a button Your bank's app opens Your bank sends one signal Yes or no Is this person over sixteen No name No date of birth No documents Just a yes or no From the institution that holds your money They call this privacy preserving Would you like the Black Box Or the Black Box with Black Dots You Bank You Face You're lucky there's a shred of choice The government says it is voluntary The DigitalID Act says No entity can require you to create a DigitalID To receive a service Centrelink requires Strong identity verification Disability support pension — myID Job seeker payment — myID Child support — myID Telstra requires identity verification To activate a SIM ConnectID is the frictionless option The alternative is upload your documents A rental application A bank account A phone plan An electrical account An age restricted purchase Each one voluntary None of them optional The friction is the mandate The slow lane is the punishment Sign in with Google Sign in with Apple Sign in with Facebook Sign in with myID The fourth button is already being built Every account you hold Every platform you use Sitting in a wallet Linked to one verified human That the government can identify Would you like the Black Box Or the Black Box with Black Dots You Bank You Face You're lucky there's a shred of choice In twenty twenty Donald Trump was banned from Twitter While he was still the president The platform made that decision Under the new architecture The platform does not make that decision They do not need to call Twitter They call ConnectID They do not remove your account They stop verifying you You do not get banned You simply cannot prove you exist No court order No public announcement No headline The age verification fails The login fails You are not censored You are unverified The government does not need To pressure a multimillion dollar American corporation To remove you from their platform They pressure ConnectID One Australian company Running on the same rails As your debit card A flick of a switch The biometrics are not here yet The rails are myID already matches your face To your passport photo The photo is deleted after verification For now The wallet is being scoped Your driver's license Your qualifications Your right to work Every credential about you In one place Linked to the face That was already verified Once the rails are built They do not go away You Bank You Face Each Dot voluntary NONE OF THEM OPTIONAL YOU READY